Town Talk

A new community youth choir is forming, and the Warrensburg Ministerial Association is inviting children ages 6 through 18 to join the group. Called the Community Kids Choir, the group will be led by Nancy Barrow, pastor of the Warrensburg Free Methodist Church, 250 River St.

The choir will be rehearsing on the holiday musical "A Rockin Royal Christmas," which includes several drama parts and upbeat music, she said.

There is a fee of $10.98 per student for the materials. Registration will be held at a mandatory parent meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Warrensburg Free Methodist Church.

The money is due at the meeting, but the fee will be waved for a limited number of choir members.

Rehearsals are to be held every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the church beginning Sept. 20.

The performance is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 as a featured event of the Christmas in Warrensburgh weekend.

“We are excited about this opportunity and hope to have lots of enthusiastic kids participate,” Pastor Barrow said, noting that depending on the response, the choir may be continued into 2013.

For details, call Pastor Barrow at 623-3023 or 793-3020 and leave a message.

Trip to Amish country planned

The Warrensburg 50 Plus Club is now accepting reservations for an upcoming trip to Amish lands surrounding Lancaster, Pa., scheduled Oct. 8, 9 and 10. The cost is $333 per person, double occupancy, or $408 for single occupancy. The trip includes two nights lodging, two breakfasts,two dinners and two shows, one a dinner show at the Dutch Theater, and the other is a performance of Jonah a play at the Millenium Theater. The trip also includes a visit to the Turkey Hill Experience attraction.

Bus transportation, luggage handling, tax and gratuities, are all included.

To assure a reservation, a $25 deposit is required. The balance must be paid in full by Sept. 5th. Cancellation insurance is available on request.

For details contact Jo & Joe Pereira, 3 Keyes St. or call 623-3428.

Local small ski slopes detailed

The Warrensburgh Historical Society has added another title to its roster of books available at the Warrensburgh Museum. “Lost Ski Areas of the Southern Adirondacks” by Jeremy Davis is just off the press. Warrensburg had two such areas. Older readers may remember Hull's Slope from the late '30s, early 40s, just across the Judd Bridge. Those a few decades younger may remember skiing on Blister Hill on the side of Hackensack Mountain during the 1970s. Both areas were community-operated and featured rope tows.

Included among the more than 40 lost ski areas described in detail are Federal Hill in Bolton Landing, Stone Mountain in Lake Luzerne and Cobble Mountain in Lake George. This book is well researched and is full of photographs and maps. There is also a chapter describing existing operating areas, such as Hickory Ski Center in Warrensburg and Dynamite Hill in Chestertown.

The 158-page book is available at the Warrensburgh Museum for $20 including tax and can also be ordered by mail from the Society. An order form, including all of the Society's offerings, can be found on the Society's website, www.whs12885.org. For details, visit the Museum, open 1 to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, or call museum director Steve Parisi at 623-2207.

Richards Library news

During September, Richards Library will be displaying an array of toothpick holders from the collection of Sandra Parisi. The array will be exhibited in the vestibule display cabinets.

Richards Library will be closed for Labor Day. Winter hours, with the library opening at 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m., are to begin Sept. 3.

Local history exhibit this month

The Warrensburgh Historical Society is participating in a the exhibit "Celebrating The History of Warren County - Town by Town - 1813-2013" offered through most of September at the Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek.

Sponsored by the Johnsburg Historical Society, it runs from Sept. 1 through Sept. 26, and eight Warren County historical societies will be represented. An opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday Sept. 1 will be hosted by the Johnsburg society. Refreshments will be served.

Tannery Pond Community Center is located at 228 Main Street, North Creek and is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday plus selected hours on Sundays. For details, call the Johnsburg Historical Society at 251-5788.

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